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FENLAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
Example:
the fens of eastern England
Synonyms:
fen; fenland; marsh; marshland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("fenland" is a kind of...):
wetland (a low area where the land is saturated with water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fenland"):
salt marsh (low-lying wet land that is frequently flooded with saltwater)
